diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-functional-chain.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-functional-chain.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b1c8f5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-functional-chain.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Copyright 2024 RustFS Team
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Functional chain driver: runs the nine functional suites in a fixed order
+# (upgrade -> s3 -> kms -> tier -> storage -> heal -> pool -> security, with
+# performance on its own runner in parallel) and guarantees the chain keeps
+# moving even when individual suites fail.
+#
+# Each suite workflow can still be dispatched standalone (workflow_dispatch);
+# only chain-triggered runs forward to the next suite via repository_dispatch,
+# so a standalone run never drags the rest of the chain behind it.
+#
+# Why not workflow_run chaining: GitHub does not guarantee delivery of
+# workflow_run events (they are fire-and-forget), and the head-SHA filter made
+# newly added suites (storage) unable to trigger at all. Explicit
+# repository_dispatch handoffs are verifiable and re-drivable.
+
+name: RustFS Functional Chain
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_run:
+    # Entry point: start the chain after the nightly build completes. The
+    # build's own conclusion does not gate the chain; each suite reports its
+    # own result to rustfs/backlog and the dashboard.
+    workflows: ["Nightly GNU Build"]
+    types: [completed]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  start-chain:
+    name: Start functional chain (upgrade first)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.event == 'schedule') }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Dispatch first suite (upgrade)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; cannot start the functional chain" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          gh api --method POST repos/rustfs/rustfs/dispatches \
+            -f event_type='rustfs-chain-upgrade' \
+            -F 'client_payload[from_suite]=nightly-build'
+
+      - name: Dispatch performance suite (parallel, own runner)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; cannot dispatch performance" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          gh api --method POST repos/rustfs/rustfs/dispatches \
+            -f event_type='rustfs-chain-performance' \
+            -F 'client_payload[from_suite]=nightly-build'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-heal-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-heal-test.yml
index c2c6e6f07..623743330 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-heal-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-heal-test.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ on:
         description: 'Reset the nodes after the test (DESTROYS test data/config)'
         type: boolean
         default: true
+  repository_dispatch:
+    # Chain handoff: dispatched when the storage suite finishes. Heal runs
+    # exactly once per chain; the pool expansion workflow no longer embeds
+    # its own heal pass.
+    types: [rustfs-chain-heal]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -49,19 +54,33 @@ env:
 jobs:
   heal-test:
     runs-on: smoke-testing
+    # Requirement: a failing suite must not fail the workflow; failures
+    # are filed to rustfs/backlog and the chain continues.
+    continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 480
-    # Manual-only standalone run. Nightly chain already runs heal in
-    # rustfs-pool-expand-test.yml to avoid duplicate heal executions.
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    # Standalone manual run, or one link of the nightly functional chain
+    # (storage -> heal -> pool). Pool expansion no longer re-runs heal.
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+      # auto-testing is private: clone it with the dedicated PF token (not
+      # GITHUB_TOKEN) and retry transient GitHub/network failures.
+      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts (with retry)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf auto-testing
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            if gh repo clone rustfs/auto-testing auto-testing -- --depth 1 --quiet; then
+              echo "auto-testing cloned (attempt ${attempt})"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            rm -rf auto-testing
+            echo "clone attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in $((attempt * 15))s" >&2
+            sleep $((attempt * 15))
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: unable to clone rustfs/auto-testing after 5 attempts" >&2
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Show environment
         run: |
@@ -116,8 +135,8 @@ jobs:
           ./auto-testing/rustfs_heal_test.sh \
             --steps "3,4,5,6,7" -y \
             --endpoint "${{ env.RUSTFS_API_ENDPOINT }}" \
-            --stop-node-gb "${{ inputs.stop_node_gb }}" \
-            --warp-stop-gb "${{ inputs.warp_stop_gb }}" \
+            --stop-node-gb "${{ inputs.stop_node_gb || '15' }}" \
+            --warp-stop-gb "${{ inputs.warp_stop_gb || '40' }}" \
             --log-file /tmp/rustfs-heal-test.log
 
       - name: Generate report
@@ -175,155 +194,64 @@ jobs:
               | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
           fi
 
-          cat > /tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html <<'EOF'
-          <!doctype html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-            <title>RustFS Functional Test Reports</title>
-            <style>
-              :root { --bg:#f4f6fb; --card:#fff; --text:#1f2937; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --accent:#0f766e; }
-              * { box-sizing: border-box; }
-              body { margin: 0; font-family: ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); }
-              .wrap { max-width: 980px; margin: 32px auto; padding: 0 16px; }
-              .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
-              h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
-              p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--muted); }
-              .tabs { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-              button { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--text); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
-              button.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
-              .report-btn { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 0; color: var(--accent); }
-              ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              li { padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-              a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-              a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-              .meta { margin-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; }
-              .kv { margin: 6px 0; color: var(--text); }
-              .muted { color: var(--muted); }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <div class="wrap">
-              <div class="card">
-                <h1>RustFS Functional Test Reports</h1>
-                <p>Select a suite and date to view the build version used in that run.</p>
-                <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
-                <ul id="list"></ul>
-                <div class="meta">
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>Date:</strong> <span id="report-date" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>RustFS Version:</strong> <span id="report-version" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><a id="report-link" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open report</a></div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <script>
-              const suites = [
-                { key: 's3', label: 'S3 Compatibility' },
-                { key: 'kms', label: 'KMS' },
-                { key: 'tier', label: 'Tier' },
-                { key: 'heal', label: 'Heal' },
-                { key: 'pool', label: 'Pool Expansion' },
-                { key: 'security', label: 'Security' },
-                { key: 'upgrade', label: 'Upgrade' },
-              ];
-              const tabs = document.getElementById('tabs');
-              const list = document.getElementById('list');
-              const reportDate = document.getElementById('report-date');
-              const reportVersion = document.getElementById('report-version');
-              const reportLink = document.getElementById('report-link');
-
-              function parseVersion(markdown) {
-                const m = markdown.match(/^- RustFS Version:\s*(.+)$/m);
-                return m ? m[1].trim() : 'N/A';
-              }
-
-              async function showReport(report) {
-                reportDate.textContent = report.name.replace('.md', '');
-                reportVersion.textContent = 'Loading...';
-                reportLink.href = report.html_url;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(report.download_url, { cache: 'no-store' });
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const text = await res.text();
-                  reportVersion.textContent = parseVersion(text);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                }
-              }
-
-              async function loadSuite(suite) {
-                list.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-                const api = `https://api.github.com/repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/functional-reports/${suite}`;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(api);
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const data = await res.json();
-                  const files = data.filter(f => f.type === 'file' && f.name.endsWith('.md')).sort((a,b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name));
-                  if (!files.length) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportLink.href = '#';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  list.innerHTML = '';
-                  files.forEach((f) => {
-                    const li = document.createElement('li');
-                    const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                    btn.className = 'report-btn';
-                    btn.textContent = f.name.replace('.md', '');
-                    btn.addEventListener('click', () => showReport(f));
-                    li.appendChild(btn);
-                    list.appendChild(li);
-                  });
-                  showReport(files[0]);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  list.innerHTML = '<li>Failed to load reports.</li>';
-                  reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportLink.href = '#';
-                }
-              }
-
-              function setActive(key) {
-                for (const btn of tabs.querySelectorAll('button')) {
-                  btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.dataset.key === key);
-                }
-                loadSuite(key);
-              }
-
-              for (const suite of suites) {
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.textContent = suite.label;
-                btn.dataset.key = suite.key;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => setActive(suite.key));
-                tabs.appendChild(btn);
-              }
-              setActive('s3');
-            </script>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          EOF
-
-          INDEX_PATH="functional/index.html"
-          INDEX_CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64;print(base64.b64encode(open("/tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html","rb").read()).decode())')"
-          INDEX_SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${INDEX_SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui update" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" --arg sha "${INDEX_SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui init" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
+      - name: File failure issue in rustfs/backlog
+        if: ${{ always() && (failure() || steps.test.outcome == 'failure' || steps.test.outcome == 'cancelled') }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+          SUITE: 'heal'
+          SUITE_LABEL: 'Heal'
+          RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          REPORT_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-heal-report.md'
+          LOG_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-heal-test.log'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping backlog issue"
+            exit 0
           fi
+          TITLE="[functional][${SUITE}] ${SUITE_LABEL} suite failed (run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID})"
+          EXISTING="$(gh issue list -R rustfs/backlog --state all \
+            --search "in:title \"run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\"" \
+            --json number --jq '.[].number' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${EXISTING}" ]; then
+            echo "backlog issue already exists for run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}; skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          redact() {
+            sed -E \
+              -e 's/(RUSTFS_(ACCESS_KEY|SECRET_KEY)[=: ]+)[^[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(Authorization:).*/\1 [REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(X-Amz-Signature=)[^&[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/^.*(password|secret|token)[=: ].*/[REDACTED SENSITIVE LINE]/Ig'
+          }
+          BODY_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          {
+            echo "The **${SUITE_LABEL}** functional suite failed."
+            echo ""
+            echo "- Suite: \`${SUITE}\`"
+            echo "- Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            echo "- Trigger: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+            echo "- Date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "## Report (errors and symptoms)"
+            echo ""
+            if [ -s "${REPORT_FILE}" ]; then
+              redact < "${REPORT_FILE}"
+            elif [ -s "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
+              echo "(report file missing; log tail below)"
+              echo ""
+              tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" | redact
+            else
+              echo "(no report or log file was produced)"
+            fi
+          } | head -c 55000 > "${BODY_FILE}"
+          gh label create functional-test -R rustfs/backlog --color d73a4a 2>/dev/null || true
+          if ! gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" \
+              --body-file "${BODY_FILE}" --label functional-test; then
+            gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" --body-file "${BODY_FILE}"
+          fi
+          echo "filed backlog issue for suite ${SUITE}"
 
       - name: Upload test logs
         if: always()
@@ -354,6 +282,24 @@ jobs:
             '
           done
 
+      - name: "Continue functional chain (next: Pool expansion)"
+        # Only chain-triggered runs forward to the next suite; standalone
+        # workflow_dispatch runs stop after their own cleanup.
+        if: ${{ always() && github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; cannot dispatch the next suite" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Dispatching next functional suite: Pool expansion"
+          gh api --method POST repos/rustfs/rustfs/dispatches \
+            -f event_type='rustfs-chain-pool' \
+            -F 'client_payload[from_suite]=heal'
+
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-kms-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-kms-test.yml
index 8f0f55f77..1157d2326 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-kms-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-kms-test.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ on:
         description: 'Set RUSTFS_KMS_CONFIG_SECRET (runs KMS-107 config sealing)'
         required: false
         type: string
-  workflow_run:
-    # Strict shared-environment order: run after S3 compatibility test completes.
-    workflows: ["RustFS S3 Compatibility Test"]
-    types: [completed]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    # Chain handoff: dispatched when the S3 compatibility suite finishes.
+    types: [rustfs-chain-kms]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -52,16 +51,27 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: smoke-testing
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 420
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_run' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+      # auto-testing is private: clone it with the dedicated PF token (not
+      # GITHUB_TOKEN) and retry transient GitHub/network failures.
+      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts (with retry)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf auto-testing
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            if gh repo clone rustfs/auto-testing auto-testing -- --depth 1 --quiet; then
+              echo "auto-testing cloned (attempt ${attempt})"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            rm -rf auto-testing
+            echo "clone attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in $((attempt * 15))s" >&2
+            sleep $((attempt * 15))
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: unable to clone rustfs/auto-testing after 5 attempts" >&2
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Show environment
         run: |
@@ -240,105 +250,64 @@ jobs:
               | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
           fi
 
-          cat > /tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html <<'EOF'
-          <!doctype html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-            <title>RustFS Functional Test Reports</title>
-            <style>
-              :root { --bg:#f4f6fb; --card:#fff; --text:#1f2937; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --accent:#0f766e; }
-              * { box-sizing: border-box; }
-              body { margin: 0; font-family: ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); }
-              .wrap { max-width: 980px; margin: 32px auto; padding: 0 16px; }
-              .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
-              h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
-              p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--muted); }
-              .tabs { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-              button { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--text); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
-              button.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
-              ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              li { padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-              a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-              a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <div class="wrap">
-              <div class="card">
-                <h1>RustFS Functional Test Reports</h1>
-                <p>S3, KMS, Tier report tabs. Each tab lists reports by date.</p>
-                <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
-                <ul id="list"></ul>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <script>
-              const suites = [
-                { key: 's3', label: 'S3 Compatibility' },
-                { key: 'kms', label: 'KMS' },
-                { key: 'tier', label: 'Tier' },
-                { key: 'heal', label: 'Heal' },
-                { key: 'pool', label: 'Pool Expansion' },
-                { key: 'security', label: 'Security' },
-                { key: 'upgrade', label: 'Upgrade' },
-              ];
-              const tabs = document.getElementById('tabs');
-              const list = document.getElementById('list');
-
-              async function loadSuite(suite) {
-                list.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-                const api = `https://api.github.com/repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/functional-reports/${suite}`;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(api);
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const data = await res.json();
-                  const files = data.filter(f => f.type === 'file' && f.name.endsWith('.md')).sort((a,b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name));
-                  if (!files.length) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  list.innerHTML = files.map(f => `<li><a href="${f.html_url}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">${f.name.replace('.md','')}</a></li>`).join('');
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  list.innerHTML = '<li>Failed to load reports.</li>';
-                }
-              }
-
-              function setActive(key) {
-                for (const btn of tabs.querySelectorAll('button')) {
-                  btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.dataset.key === key);
-                }
-                loadSuite(key);
-              }
-
-              for (const suite of suites) {
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.textContent = suite.label;
-                btn.dataset.key = suite.key;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => setActive(suite.key));
-                tabs.appendChild(btn);
-              }
-              setActive('s3');
-            </script>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          EOF
-
-          INDEX_PATH="functional/index.html"
-          INDEX_CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64;print(base64.b64encode(open("/tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html","rb").read()).decode())')"
-          INDEX_SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${INDEX_SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui update" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" --arg sha "${INDEX_SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui init" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
+      - name: File failure issue in rustfs/backlog
+        if: ${{ always() && (failure() || steps.test.outcome == 'failure' || steps.test.outcome == 'cancelled') }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+          SUITE: 'kms'
+          SUITE_LABEL: 'KMS'
+          RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          REPORT_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-kms-report.md'
+          LOG_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-kms.log'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping backlog issue"
+            exit 0
           fi
+          TITLE="[functional][${SUITE}] ${SUITE_LABEL} suite failed (run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID})"
+          EXISTING="$(gh issue list -R rustfs/backlog --state all \
+            --search "in:title \"run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\"" \
+            --json number --jq '.[].number' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${EXISTING}" ]; then
+            echo "backlog issue already exists for run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}; skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          redact() {
+            sed -E \
+              -e 's/(RUSTFS_(ACCESS_KEY|SECRET_KEY)[=: ]+)[^[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(Authorization:).*/\1 [REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(X-Amz-Signature=)[^&[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/^.*(password|secret|token)[=: ].*/[REDACTED SENSITIVE LINE]/Ig'
+          }
+          BODY_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          {
+            echo "The **${SUITE_LABEL}** functional suite failed."
+            echo ""
+            echo "- Suite: \`${SUITE}\`"
+            echo "- Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            echo "- Trigger: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+            echo "- Date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "## Report (errors and symptoms)"
+            echo ""
+            if [ -s "${REPORT_FILE}" ]; then
+              redact < "${REPORT_FILE}"
+            elif [ -s "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
+              echo "(report file missing; log tail below)"
+              echo ""
+              tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" | redact
+            else
+              echo "(no report or log file was produced)"
+            fi
+          } | head -c 55000 > "${BODY_FILE}"
+          gh label create functional-test -R rustfs/backlog --color d73a4a 2>/dev/null || true
+          if ! gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" \
+              --body-file "${BODY_FILE}" --label functional-test; then
+            gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" --body-file "${BODY_FILE}"
+          fi
+          echo "filed backlog issue for suite ${SUITE}"
 
       - name: Upload report and logs
         if: always()
@@ -369,6 +338,24 @@ jobs:
             '
           done
 
+      - name: "Continue functional chain (next: Tier)"
+        # Only chain-triggered runs forward to the next suite; standalone
+        # workflow_dispatch runs stop after their own cleanup.
+        if: ${{ always() && github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; cannot dispatch the next suite" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Dispatching next functional suite: Tier"
+          gh api --method POST repos/rustfs/rustfs/dispatches \
+            -f event_type='rustfs-chain-tier' \
+            -F 'client_payload[from_suite]=kms'
+
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-performance-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-performance-test.yml
index ec64f7480..6d960052c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-performance-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-performance-test.yml
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ on:
         description: 'Reset the nodes after the test (DESTROYS test data/config)'
         type: boolean
         default: true
-  workflow_run:
-    # Run after the nightly build completes; the nightly deb is what the test installs.
-    workflows: ["Nightly GNU Build"]
-    types: [completed]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    # Chain entry: dispatched by rustfs-functional-chain.yml (runs on its own
+    # pf-testing runner, in parallel with the shared-VM chain).
+    types: [rustfs-chain-performance]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -84,19 +84,33 @@ env:
 jobs:
   performance-test:
     runs-on: pf-testing
+    # Requirement: a failing benchmark must not fail the workflow;
+    # failures are filed to rustfs/backlog.
+    continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 900
     # Run on manual dispatch, or when the nightly build completed successfully.
     # Skipped when nightly failed.
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+      # auto-testing is private: clone it with the dedicated PF token (not
+      # GITHUB_TOKEN) and retry transient GitHub/network failures.
+      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts (with retry)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf auto-testing
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            if gh repo clone rustfs/auto-testing auto-testing -- --depth 1 --quiet; then
+              echo "auto-testing cloned (attempt ${attempt})"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            rm -rf auto-testing
+            echo "clone attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in $((attempt * 15))s" >&2
+            sleep $((attempt * 15))
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: unable to clone rustfs/auto-testing after 5 attempts" >&2
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Show environment
         run: |
@@ -212,6 +226,65 @@ jobs:
             echo "created ${REPORT_PATH} in rustfs/dashboard"
           fi
 
+      - name: File failure issue in rustfs/backlog
+        if: ${{ always() && (failure() || steps.benchmark.outcome == 'failure' || steps.benchmark.outcome == 'cancelled') }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+          SUITE: 'performance'
+          SUITE_LABEL: 'Performance'
+          RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          REPORT_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-perf-report.md'
+          LOG_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-perf-test.log'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping backlog issue"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          TITLE="[functional][${SUITE}] ${SUITE_LABEL} suite failed (run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID})"
+          EXISTING="$(gh issue list -R rustfs/backlog --state all \
+            --search "in:title \"run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\"" \
+            --json number --jq '.[].number' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${EXISTING}" ]; then
+            echo "backlog issue already exists for run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}; skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          redact() {
+            sed -E \
+              -e 's/(RUSTFS_(ACCESS_KEY|SECRET_KEY)[=: ]+)[^[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(Authorization:).*/\1 [REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(X-Amz-Signature=)[^&[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/^.*(password|secret|token)[=: ].*/[REDACTED SENSITIVE LINE]/Ig'
+          }
+          BODY_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          {
+            echo "The **${SUITE_LABEL}** functional suite failed."
+            echo ""
+            echo "- Suite: \`${SUITE}\`"
+            echo "- Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            echo "- Trigger: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+            echo "- Date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "## Report (errors and symptoms)"
+            echo ""
+            if [ -s "${REPORT_FILE}" ]; then
+              redact < "${REPORT_FILE}"
+            elif [ -s "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
+              echo "(report file missing; log tail below)"
+              echo ""
+              tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" | redact
+            else
+              echo "(no report or log file was produced)"
+            fi
+          } | head -c 55000 > "${BODY_FILE}"
+          gh label create functional-test -R rustfs/backlog --color d73a4a 2>/dev/null || true
+          if ! gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" \
+              --body-file "${BODY_FILE}" --label functional-test; then
+            gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" --body-file "${BODY_FILE}"
+          fi
+          echo "filed backlog issue for suite ${SUITE}"
+
       - name: Upload test logs & results
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-pool-expand-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-pool-expand-test.yml
index 8ab3f17b4..8486293a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-pool-expand-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-pool-expand-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: RustFS Pool Expansion / Heal Test
+name: RustFS Pool Expansion Test
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@ on:
         description: 'Run the pool decommission step (3-pool topology only)'
         type: boolean
         default: true
-      stop_node_gb:
-        description: 'Heal: stop the outage node when surviving nodes reach N GiB'
-        required: false
-        default: '15'
-      warp_stop_gb:
-        description: 'Heal: stop warp when surviving nodes reach N GiB'
-        required: false
-        default: '40'
       cleanup_before:
         description: 'Reset the nodes before the test (DESTROYS existing data/config)'
         type: boolean
@@ -49,17 +41,16 @@ on:
         description: 'Reset the nodes after the test (DESTROYS test data/config)'
         type: boolean
         default: true
-  workflow_run:
-    # Strict shared-environment order: run after tier test completes.
-    workflows: ["RustFS Tier Test"]
-    types: [completed]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    # Chain handoff: dispatched when the heal suite finishes.
+    types: [rustfs-chain-pool]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-# Only one test run at a time: every job mutates the same shared test
+# Only one test run at a time: the job mutates the same shared test
 # environment (vm000/vm001/vm002), so concurrent runs must not clobber each
-# other. Jobs inside a run are chained with needs to serialize them.
+# other.
 concurrency:
   group: rustfs-shared-functional-tests
   cancel-in-progress: false
@@ -80,330 +71,16 @@ env:
   RUSTFS_NIGHTLY_PACKAGE_URL: ${{ vars.RUSTFS_NIGHTLY_PACKAGE_URL || 'https://dl.rustfs.com/artifacts/rustfs/packages/nightly/rustfs-nightly-latest.deb' }}
 
 jobs:
-  heal-test:
-    name: Heal test
-    runs-on: smoke-testing
-    timeout-minutes: 480
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_run' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Show environment
-        run: |
-          uname -a
-          jq --version
-          openssl version
-          df -h /data | tail -1
-
-      - name: Cleanup environment (before)
-        if: ${{ inputs.cleanup_before != 'false' }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          read -r -a NODES <<< "${RUSTFS_NODES:-vm000 vm001 vm002}"
-          SSH_USER="${RUSTFS_SSH_USER:-azureuser}"
-          for node in "${NODES[@]}"; do
-            ssh -o BatchMode=yes -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new "${SSH_USER}@${node}" '
-              set -euo pipefail
-              SUDO=""; [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] && SUDO="sudo -n"
-              ${SUDO} systemctl stop rustfs 2>/dev/null || true
-              if ${SUDO} dpkg -l rustfs 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^ii"; then
-                ${SUDO} dpkg -P rustfs
-              fi
-              for i in 1 2 3 4; do ${SUDO} rm -rf /data/rustfs${i}/mnmd; done
-              ${SUDO} rm -rf /var/log/rustfs /var/lib/rustfs/kms /var/lib/rustfs/kms-backup
-            '
-          done
-
-      - name: Install RustFS package & start cluster
-        run: |
-          ARGS=(--steps "1,2" -y --endpoint "${{ env.RUSTFS_API_ENDPOINT }}")
-          if [ -n "${{ inputs.package_url }}" ]; then
-            ARGS+=(--package-url "${{ inputs.package_url }}")
-          else
-            ARGS+=(--package-url "${{ env.RUSTFS_NIGHTLY_PACKAGE_URL }}")
-          fi
-          ./auto-testing/rustfs_heal_test.sh "${ARGS[@]}"
-
-      - name: Preflight checks
-        run: |
-          ARGS=(--preflight --endpoint "${{ env.RUSTFS_API_ENDPOINT }}")
-          if [ -n "${{ inputs.package_url }}" ]; then
-            ARGS+=(--package-url "${{ inputs.package_url }}")
-          else
-            ARGS+=(--package-url "${{ env.RUSTFS_NIGHTLY_PACKAGE_URL }}")
-          fi
-          ./auto-testing/rustfs_heal_test.sh "${ARGS[@]}"
-
-      - name: Run heal test (write -> outage -> heal -> verify)
-        id: test
-        run: |
-          ARGS=(--steps "3,4,5,6,7" -y \
-            --endpoint "${{ env.RUSTFS_API_ENDPOINT }}" \
-            --stop-node-gb "${{ inputs.stop_node_gb || '15' }}" \
-            --warp-stop-gb "${{ inputs.warp_stop_gb || '40' }}" \
-            --log-file /tmp/rustfs-heal-test.log)
-          if [ -n "${{ inputs.package_url }}" ]; then
-            ARGS+=(--package-url "${{ inputs.package_url }}")
-          else
-            ARGS+=(--package-url "${{ env.RUSTFS_NIGHTLY_PACKAGE_URL }}")
-          fi
-          ./auto-testing/rustfs_heal_test.sh "${ARGS[@]}"
-
-      - name: Generate report
-        if: always()
-        env:
-          LOG_FILE: /tmp/rustfs-heal-test.log
-          REPORT_FILE: /tmp/rustfs-heal-report.md
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          PACKAGE_URL='${{ inputs.package_url }}'
-          if [ -n "${PACKAGE_URL}" ]; then
-            PACKAGE_SOURCE="${PACKAGE_URL}"
-          else
-            PACKAGE_SOURCE="${RUSTFS_NIGHTLY_PACKAGE_URL}"
-          fi
-          {
-            echo "# RustFS heal test report"
-            echo ""
-            echo "- Run: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
-            echo "- Trigger: ${{ github.event_name }}"
-            echo "- Package: ${PACKAGE_SOURCE}"
-            echo "- Test Step Outcome: ${{ steps.test.outcome }}"
-            echo ""
-            echo "## Log tail"
-            echo '```text'
-            tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" || true
-            echo '```'
-          } | tee "${REPORT_FILE}"
-          cat "${REPORT_FILE}" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
-
-      - name: Upload functional report to dashboard
-        if: always()
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ env.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
-          REPORT_FILE: /tmp/rustfs-heal-report.md
-          SUITE: heal
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
-            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping dashboard upload"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          DATE="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
-          REPORT_PATH="functional-reports/${SUITE}/${DATE}.md"
-          CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64,sys;print(base64.b64encode(open(sys.argv[1],"rb").read()).decode())' "${REPORT_FILE}")"
-          SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "report(${SUITE}): ${DATE}" --arg content "${CONTENT}" --arg sha "${SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "report(${SUITE}): ${DATE}" --arg content "${CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          fi
-
-          cat > /tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html <<'EOF'
-          <!doctype html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-            <title>RustFS Functional Test Reports</title>
-            <style>
-              :root { --bg:#f4f6fb; --card:#fff; --text:#1f2937; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --accent:#0f766e; }
-              * { box-sizing: border-box; }
-              body { margin: 0; font-family: ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); }
-              .wrap { max-width: 980px; margin: 32px auto; padding: 0 16px; }
-              .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
-              h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
-              p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--muted); }
-              .tabs { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-              button { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--text); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
-              button.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
-              .report-btn { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 0; color: var(--accent); }
-              ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              li { padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-              a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-              a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-              .meta { margin-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; }
-              .kv { margin: 6px 0; color: var(--text); }
-              .muted { color: var(--muted); }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <div class="wrap">
-              <div class="card">
-                <h1>RustFS Functional Test Reports</h1>
-                <p>Select a suite and date to view the build version used in that run.</p>
-                <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
-                <ul id="list"></ul>
-                <div class="meta">
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>Date:</strong> <span id="report-date" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>RustFS Version:</strong> <span id="report-version" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><a id="report-link" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open report</a></div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <script>
-              const suites = [
-                { key: 's3', label: 'S3 Compatibility' },
-                { key: 'kms', label: 'KMS' },
-                { key: 'tier', label: 'Tier' },
-                { key: 'heal', label: 'Heal' },
-                { key: 'pool', label: 'Pool Expansion' },
-                { key: 'security', label: 'Security' },
-                { key: 'upgrade', label: 'Upgrade' },
-              ];
-              const tabs = document.getElementById('tabs');
-              const list = document.getElementById('list');
-              const reportDate = document.getElementById('report-date');
-              const reportVersion = document.getElementById('report-version');
-              const reportLink = document.getElementById('report-link');
-
-              function parseVersion(markdown) {
-                const m = markdown.match(/^- RustFS Version:\s*(.+)$/m);
-                return m ? m[1].trim() : 'N/A';
-              }
-
-              async function showReport(report) {
-                reportDate.textContent = report.name.replace('.md', '');
-                reportVersion.textContent = 'Loading...';
-                reportLink.href = report.html_url;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(report.download_url, { cache: 'no-store' });
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const text = await res.text();
-                  reportVersion.textContent = parseVersion(text);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                }
-              }
-
-              async function loadSuite(suite) {
-                list.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-                const api = `https://api.github.com/repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/functional-reports/${suite}`;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(api);
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const data = await res.json();
-                  const files = data.filter(f => f.type === 'file' && f.name.endsWith('.md')).sort((a,b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name));
-                  if (!files.length) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportLink.href = '#';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  list.innerHTML = '';
-                  files.forEach((f) => {
-                    const li = document.createElement('li');
-                    const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                    btn.className = 'report-btn';
-                    btn.textContent = f.name.replace('.md', '');
-                    btn.addEventListener('click', () => showReport(f));
-                    li.appendChild(btn);
-                    list.appendChild(li);
-                  });
-                  showReport(files[0]);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  list.innerHTML = '<li>Failed to load reports.</li>';
-                  reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportLink.href = '#';
-                }
-              }
-
-              function setActive(key) {
-                for (const btn of tabs.querySelectorAll('button')) {
-                  btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.dataset.key === key);
-                }
-                loadSuite(key);
-              }
-
-              for (const suite of suites) {
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.textContent = suite.label;
-                btn.dataset.key = suite.key;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => setActive(suite.key));
-                tabs.appendChild(btn);
-              }
-              setActive('s3');
-            </script>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          EOF
-
-          INDEX_PATH="functional/index.html"
-          INDEX_CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64;print(base64.b64encode(open("/tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html","rb").read()).decode())')"
-          INDEX_SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${INDEX_SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui update" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" --arg sha "${INDEX_SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui init" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          fi
-
-      - name: Upload test logs
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6
-        with:
-          name: rustfs-heal-test-${{ github.run_id }}
-          path: |
-            /tmp/rustfs-heal-test.log
-            /tmp/rustfs-warp.*.log
-          if-no-files-found: warn
-
-      - name: Cleanup environment (after)
-        if: ${{ always() && inputs.cleanup_after != 'false' }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          read -r -a NODES <<< "${RUSTFS_NODES:-vm000 vm001 vm002}"
-          SSH_USER="${RUSTFS_SSH_USER:-azureuser}"
-          for node in "${NODES[@]}"; do
-            ssh -o BatchMode=yes -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new "${SSH_USER}@${node}" '
-              set -euo pipefail
-              SUDO=""; [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] && SUDO="sudo -n"
-              ${SUDO} systemctl stop rustfs 2>/dev/null || true
-              if ${SUDO} dpkg -l rustfs 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^ii"; then
-                ${SUDO} dpkg -P rustfs
-              fi
-              for i in 1 2 3 4; do ${SUDO} rm -rf /data/rustfs${i}/mnmd; done
-              ${SUDO} rm -rf /var/log/rustfs /var/lib/rustfs/kms /var/lib/rustfs/kms-backup
-            '
-          done
-
-      - name: Notify on failure
-        if: failure()
-        run: |
-          echo "RustFS heal test failed"
-          echo "Package source: ${{ inputs.package_url || 'nightly (R2 latest)' }}"
-          echo "See the uploaded log artifact for details."
-
-  # Pool expansion runs after heal regardless of heal outcome.
+  # Pool expansion: dispatched by the heal suite's chain handoff. Heal
+  # itself lives in rustfs-heal-test.yml and runs exactly once per chain.
   pool-expansion-test:
     name: Pool expansion / decommission test
     runs-on: smoke-testing
+    # Requirement: a failing suite must not fail the workflow; failures
+    # are filed to rustfs/backlog and the chain continues.
+    continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 360
-    needs: heal-test
-    if: ${{ always() && (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_run') }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
     env:
       RUSTFS_POOL_ADMIN_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.RUSTFS_POOL_ADMIN_ENDPOINT || vars.RUSTFS_POOL_ADMIN_ENDPOINT || 'http://rustfs-node1:9000' }}
       RUSTFS_POOL_PROXY_ENDPOINT: http://127.0.0.1:19000
@@ -411,14 +88,25 @@ jobs:
       RUSTFS_SHARED_PROXY_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.RUSTFS_API_ENDPOINT || vars.RUSTFS_API_ENDPOINT || vars.RUSTFS_RC_ENDPOINT }}
       RUSTFS_POOL_NODE_ENDPOINTS: ${{ secrets.RUSTFS_POOL_NODE_ENDPOINTS || vars.RUSTFS_POOL_NODE_ENDPOINTS || 'http://rustfs-node1:9000 http://rustfs-node2:9000 http://rustfs-node3:9000' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+      # auto-testing is private: clone it with the dedicated PF token (not
+      # GITHUB_TOKEN) and retry transient GitHub/network failures.
+      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts (with retry)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf auto-testing
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            if gh repo clone rustfs/auto-testing auto-testing -- --depth 1 --quiet; then
+              echo "auto-testing cloned (attempt ${attempt})"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            rm -rf auto-testing
+            echo "clone attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in $((attempt * 15))s" >&2
+            sleep $((attempt * 15))
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: unable to clone rustfs/auto-testing after 5 attempts" >&2
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Initialize pool test artifacts
         run: |
@@ -810,155 +498,64 @@ jobs:
               | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
           fi
 
-          cat > /tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html <<'EOF'
-          <!doctype html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-            <title>RustFS Functional Test Reports</title>
-            <style>
-              :root { --bg:#f4f6fb; --card:#fff; --text:#1f2937; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --accent:#0f766e; }
-              * { box-sizing: border-box; }
-              body { margin: 0; font-family: ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); }
-              .wrap { max-width: 980px; margin: 32px auto; padding: 0 16px; }
-              .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
-              h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
-              p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--muted); }
-              .tabs { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-              button { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--text); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
-              button.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
-              .report-btn { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 0; color: var(--accent); }
-              ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              li { padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-              a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-              a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-              .meta { margin-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; }
-              .kv { margin: 6px 0; color: var(--text); }
-              .muted { color: var(--muted); }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <div class="wrap">
-              <div class="card">
-                <h1>RustFS Functional Test Reports</h1>
-                <p>Select a suite and date to view the build version used in that run.</p>
-                <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
-                <ul id="list"></ul>
-                <div class="meta">
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>Date:</strong> <span id="report-date" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>RustFS Version:</strong> <span id="report-version" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><a id="report-link" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open report</a></div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <script>
-              const suites = [
-                { key: 's3', label: 'S3 Compatibility' },
-                { key: 'kms', label: 'KMS' },
-                { key: 'tier', label: 'Tier' },
-                { key: 'heal', label: 'Heal' },
-                { key: 'pool', label: 'Pool Expansion' },
-                { key: 'security', label: 'Security' },
-                { key: 'upgrade', label: 'Upgrade' },
-              ];
-              const tabs = document.getElementById('tabs');
-              const list = document.getElementById('list');
-              const reportDate = document.getElementById('report-date');
-              const reportVersion = document.getElementById('report-version');
-              const reportLink = document.getElementById('report-link');
-
-              function parseVersion(markdown) {
-                const m = markdown.match(/^- RustFS Version:\s*(.+)$/m);
-                return m ? m[1].trim() : 'N/A';
-              }
-
-              async function showReport(report) {
-                reportDate.textContent = report.name.replace('.md', '');
-                reportVersion.textContent = 'Loading...';
-                reportLink.href = report.html_url;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(report.download_url, { cache: 'no-store' });
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const text = await res.text();
-                  reportVersion.textContent = parseVersion(text);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                }
-              }
-
-              async function loadSuite(suite) {
-                list.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-                const api = `https://api.github.com/repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/functional-reports/${suite}`;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(api);
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const data = await res.json();
-                  const files = data.filter(f => f.type === 'file' && f.name.endsWith('.md')).sort((a,b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name));
-                  if (!files.length) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportLink.href = '#';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  list.innerHTML = '';
-                  files.forEach((f) => {
-                    const li = document.createElement('li');
-                    const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                    btn.className = 'report-btn';
-                    btn.textContent = f.name.replace('.md', '');
-                    btn.addEventListener('click', () => showReport(f));
-                    li.appendChild(btn);
-                    list.appendChild(li);
-                  });
-                  showReport(files[0]);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  list.innerHTML = '<li>Failed to load reports.</li>';
-                  reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportLink.href = '#';
-                }
-              }
-
-              function setActive(key) {
-                for (const btn of tabs.querySelectorAll('button')) {
-                  btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.dataset.key === key);
-                }
-                loadSuite(key);
-              }
-
-              for (const suite of suites) {
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.textContent = suite.label;
-                btn.dataset.key = suite.key;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => setActive(suite.key));
-                tabs.appendChild(btn);
-              }
-              setActive('s3');
-            </script>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          EOF
-
-          INDEX_PATH="functional/index.html"
-          INDEX_CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64;print(base64.b64encode(open("/tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html","rb").read()).decode())')"
-          INDEX_SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${INDEX_SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui update" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" --arg sha "${INDEX_SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui init" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
+      - name: File failure issue in rustfs/backlog
+        if: ${{ always() && (failure() || steps.pool_test.outcome == 'failure' || steps.pool_test.outcome == 'cancelled') }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+          SUITE: 'pool'
+          SUITE_LABEL: 'Pool expansion'
+          RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          REPORT_FILE: '${{ env.POOL_ARTIFACT_DIR }}/pool-report.md'
+          LOG_FILE: '${{ env.POOL_ARTIFACT_DIR }}/pool-test.log'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping backlog issue"
+            exit 0
           fi
+          TITLE="[functional][${SUITE}] ${SUITE_LABEL} suite failed (run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID})"
+          EXISTING="$(gh issue list -R rustfs/backlog --state all \
+            --search "in:title \"run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\"" \
+            --json number --jq '.[].number' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${EXISTING}" ]; then
+            echo "backlog issue already exists for run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}; skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          redact() {
+            sed -E \
+              -e 's/(RUSTFS_(ACCESS_KEY|SECRET_KEY)[=: ]+)[^[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(Authorization:).*/\1 [REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(X-Amz-Signature=)[^&[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/^.*(password|secret|token)[=: ].*/[REDACTED SENSITIVE LINE]/Ig'
+          }
+          BODY_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          {
+            echo "The **${SUITE_LABEL}** functional suite failed."
+            echo ""
+            echo "- Suite: \`${SUITE}\`"
+            echo "- Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            echo "- Trigger: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+            echo "- Date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "## Report (errors and symptoms)"
+            echo ""
+            if [ -s "${REPORT_FILE}" ]; then
+              redact < "${REPORT_FILE}"
+            elif [ -s "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
+              echo "(report file missing; log tail below)"
+              echo ""
+              tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" | redact
+            else
+              echo "(no report or log file was produced)"
+            fi
+          } | head -c 55000 > "${BODY_FILE}"
+          gh label create functional-test -R rustfs/backlog --color d73a4a 2>/dev/null || true
+          if ! gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" \
+              --body-file "${BODY_FILE}" --label functional-test; then
+            gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" --body-file "${BODY_FILE}"
+          fi
+          echo "filed backlog issue for suite ${SUITE}"
 
       - name: Upload test logs
         if: always()
@@ -997,6 +594,24 @@ jobs:
             '
           done
 
+      - name: "Continue functional chain (next: Security)"
+        # Only chain-triggered runs forward to the next suite; standalone
+        # workflow_dispatch runs stop after their own cleanup.
+        if: ${{ always() && github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; cannot dispatch the next suite" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Dispatching next functional suite: Security"
+          gh api --method POST repos/rustfs/rustfs/dispatches \
+            -f event_type='rustfs-chain-security' \
+            -F 'client_payload[from_suite]=pool'
+
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-s3-compat-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-s3-compat-test.yml
index fd25ae601..5757c4992 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-s3-compat-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-s3-compat-test.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ on:
         description: 'Direct .deb URL (nightly/R2/dev). Overrides rustfs_version.'
         required: false
         type: string
-  workflow_run:
-    # Run after upgrade compatibility completes; the nightly deb is what the test installs.
-    workflows: ["RustFS Upgrade Test"]
-    types: [completed]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    # Chain handoff: dispatched when the upgrade suite finishes.
+    types: [rustfs-chain-s3]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -40,16 +39,27 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: smoke-testing
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 360
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+      # auto-testing is private: clone it with the dedicated PF token (not
+      # GITHUB_TOKEN) and retry transient GitHub/network failures.
+      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts (with retry)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf auto-testing
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            if gh repo clone rustfs/auto-testing auto-testing -- --depth 1 --quiet; then
+              echo "auto-testing cloned (attempt ${attempt})"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            rm -rf auto-testing
+            echo "clone attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in $((attempt * 15))s" >&2
+            sleep $((attempt * 15))
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: unable to clone rustfs/auto-testing after 5 attempts" >&2
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Show environment
         run: |
@@ -220,155 +230,64 @@ jobs:
               | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
           fi
 
-          cat > /tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html <<'EOF'
-          <!doctype html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-            <title>RustFS Functional Test Reports</title>
-            <style>
-              :root { --bg:#f4f6fb; --card:#fff; --text:#1f2937; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --accent:#0f766e; }
-              * { box-sizing: border-box; }
-              body { margin: 0; font-family: ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); }
-              .wrap { max-width: 980px; margin: 32px auto; padding: 0 16px; }
-              .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
-              h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
-              p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--muted); }
-              .tabs { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-              button { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--text); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
-              button.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
-              .report-btn { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 0; color: var(--accent); }
-              ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              li { padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-              a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-              a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-              .meta { margin-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; }
-              .kv { margin: 6px 0; color: var(--text); }
-              .muted { color: var(--muted); }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <div class="wrap">
-              <div class="card">
-                <h1>RustFS Functional Test Reports</h1>
-                <p>Select a suite and date to view the build version used in that run.</p>
-                <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
-                <ul id="list"></ul>
-                <div class="meta">
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>Date:</strong> <span id="report-date" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>RustFS Version:</strong> <span id="report-version" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><a id="report-link" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open report</a></div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <script>
-              const suites = [
-                { key: 's3', label: 'S3 Compatibility' },
-                { key: 'kms', label: 'KMS' },
-                { key: 'tier', label: 'Tier' },
-                { key: 'heal', label: 'Heal' },
-                { key: 'pool', label: 'Pool Expansion' },
-                { key: 'security', label: 'Security' },
-                { key: 'upgrade', label: 'Upgrade' },
-              ];
-              const tabs = document.getElementById('tabs');
-              const list = document.getElementById('list');
-              const reportDate = document.getElementById('report-date');
-              const reportVersion = document.getElementById('report-version');
-              const reportLink = document.getElementById('report-link');
-
-              function parseVersion(markdown) {
-                const m = markdown.match(/^- RustFS Version:\s*(.+)$/m);
-                return m ? m[1].trim() : 'N/A';
-              }
-
-              async function showReport(report) {
-                reportDate.textContent = report.name.replace('.md', '');
-                reportVersion.textContent = 'Loading...';
-                reportLink.href = report.html_url;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(report.download_url, { cache: 'no-store' });
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const text = await res.text();
-                  reportVersion.textContent = parseVersion(text);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                }
-              }
-
-              async function loadSuite(suite) {
-                list.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-                const api = `https://api.github.com/repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/functional-reports/${suite}`;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(api);
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const data = await res.json();
-                  const files = data.filter(f => f.type === 'file' && f.name.endsWith('.md')).sort((a,b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name));
-                  if (!files.length) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportLink.href = '#';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  list.innerHTML = '';
-                  files.forEach((f) => {
-                    const li = document.createElement('li');
-                    const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                    btn.className = 'report-btn';
-                    btn.textContent = f.name.replace('.md', '');
-                    btn.addEventListener('click', () => showReport(f));
-                    li.appendChild(btn);
-                    list.appendChild(li);
-                  });
-                  showReport(files[0]);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  list.innerHTML = '<li>Failed to load reports.</li>';
-                  reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportLink.href = '#';
-                }
-              }
-
-              function setActive(key) {
-                for (const btn of tabs.querySelectorAll('button')) {
-                  btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.dataset.key === key);
-                }
-                loadSuite(key);
-              }
-
-              for (const suite of suites) {
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.textContent = suite.label;
-                btn.dataset.key = suite.key;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => setActive(suite.key));
-                tabs.appendChild(btn);
-              }
-              setActive('s3');
-            </script>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          EOF
-
-          INDEX_PATH="functional/index.html"
-          INDEX_CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64;print(base64.b64encode(open("/tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html","rb").read()).decode())')"
-          INDEX_SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${INDEX_SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui update" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" --arg sha "${INDEX_SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui init" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
+      - name: File failure issue in rustfs/backlog
+        if: ${{ always() && (failure() || steps.test.outcome == 'failure' || steps.test.outcome == 'cancelled') }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+          SUITE: 's3'
+          SUITE_LABEL: 'S3 compatibility'
+          RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          REPORT_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-s3-compat-report.md'
+          LOG_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-s3-compat.log'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping backlog issue"
+            exit 0
           fi
+          TITLE="[functional][${SUITE}] ${SUITE_LABEL} suite failed (run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID})"
+          EXISTING="$(gh issue list -R rustfs/backlog --state all \
+            --search "in:title \"run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\"" \
+            --json number --jq '.[].number' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${EXISTING}" ]; then
+            echo "backlog issue already exists for run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}; skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          redact() {
+            sed -E \
+              -e 's/(RUSTFS_(ACCESS_KEY|SECRET_KEY)[=: ]+)[^[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(Authorization:).*/\1 [REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(X-Amz-Signature=)[^&[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/^.*(password|secret|token)[=: ].*/[REDACTED SENSITIVE LINE]/Ig'
+          }
+          BODY_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          {
+            echo "The **${SUITE_LABEL}** functional suite failed."
+            echo ""
+            echo "- Suite: \`${SUITE}\`"
+            echo "- Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            echo "- Trigger: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+            echo "- Date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "## Report (errors and symptoms)"
+            echo ""
+            if [ -s "${REPORT_FILE}" ]; then
+              redact < "${REPORT_FILE}"
+            elif [ -s "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
+              echo "(report file missing; log tail below)"
+              echo ""
+              tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" | redact
+            else
+              echo "(no report or log file was produced)"
+            fi
+          } | head -c 55000 > "${BODY_FILE}"
+          gh label create functional-test -R rustfs/backlog --color d73a4a 2>/dev/null || true
+          if ! gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" \
+              --body-file "${BODY_FILE}" --label functional-test; then
+            gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" --body-file "${BODY_FILE}"
+          fi
+          echo "filed backlog issue for suite ${SUITE}"
 
       - name: Upload report and logs
         if: always()
@@ -399,6 +318,24 @@ jobs:
             '
           done
 
+      - name: "Continue functional chain (next: KMS)"
+        # Only chain-triggered runs forward to the next suite; standalone
+        # workflow_dispatch runs stop after their own cleanup.
+        if: ${{ always() && github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; cannot dispatch the next suite" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Dispatching next functional suite: KMS"
+          gh api --method POST repos/rustfs/rustfs/dispatches \
+            -f event_type='rustfs-chain-kms' \
+            -F 'client_payload[from_suite]=s3'
+
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-security-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-security-test.yml
index 7b4d4595d..bb10f373a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-security-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-security-test.yml
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ on:
         description: 'Reset the nodes after the test (DESTROYS test data/config)'
         type: boolean
         default: true
-  workflow_run:
-    # Runs last in the functional chain, after pool/heal, on the shared VMs.
-    workflows: ["RustFS Pool Expansion / Heal Test"]
-    types: [completed]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    # Chain handoff: dispatched when the pool expansion suite finishes (last link).
+    types: [rustfs-chain-security]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -77,16 +76,27 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: smoke-testing
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 360
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+      # auto-testing is private: clone it with the dedicated PF token (not
+      # GITHUB_TOKEN) and retry transient GitHub/network failures.
+      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts (with retry)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf auto-testing
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            if gh repo clone rustfs/auto-testing auto-testing -- --depth 1 --quiet; then
+              echo "auto-testing cloned (attempt ${attempt})"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            rm -rf auto-testing
+            echo "clone attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in $((attempt * 15))s" >&2
+            sleep $((attempt * 15))
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: unable to clone rustfs/auto-testing after 5 attempts" >&2
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Checkout repository (for the OIDC live gate script)
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
@@ -193,155 +203,64 @@ jobs:
               | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
           fi
 
-          cat > /tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html <<'EOF'
-          <!doctype html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-            <title>RustFS Functional Test Reports</title>
-            <style>
-              :root { --bg:#f4f6fb; --card:#fff; --text:#1f2937; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --accent:#0f766e; }
-              * { box-sizing: border-box; }
-              body { margin: 0; font-family: ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); }
-              .wrap { max-width: 980px; margin: 32px auto; padding: 0 16px; }
-              .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
-              h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
-              p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--muted); }
-              .tabs { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-              button { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--text); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
-              button.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
-              .report-btn { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 0; color: var(--accent); }
-              ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              li { padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-              a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-              a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-              .meta { margin-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; }
-              .kv { margin: 6px 0; color: var(--text); }
-              .muted { color: var(--muted); }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <div class="wrap">
-              <div class="card">
-                <h1>RustFS Functional Test Reports</h1>
-                <p>Select a suite and date to view the build version used in that run.</p>
-                <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
-                <ul id="list"></ul>
-                <div class="meta">
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>Date:</strong> <span id="report-date" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>RustFS Version:</strong> <span id="report-version" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><a id="report-link" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open report</a></div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <script>
-              const suites = [
-                { key: 's3', label: 'S3 Compatibility' },
-                { key: 'kms', label: 'KMS' },
-                { key: 'tier', label: 'Tier' },
-                { key: 'heal', label: 'Heal' },
-                { key: 'pool', label: 'Pool Expansion' },
-                { key: 'security', label: 'Security' },
-                { key: 'upgrade', label: 'Upgrade' },
-              ];
-              const tabs = document.getElementById('tabs');
-              const list = document.getElementById('list');
-              const reportDate = document.getElementById('report-date');
-              const reportVersion = document.getElementById('report-version');
-              const reportLink = document.getElementById('report-link');
-
-              function parseVersion(markdown) {
-                const m = markdown.match(/^- RustFS Version:\s*(.+)$/m);
-                return m ? m[1].trim() : 'N/A';
-              }
-
-              async function showReport(report) {
-                reportDate.textContent = report.name.replace('.md', '');
-                reportVersion.textContent = 'Loading...';
-                reportLink.href = report.html_url;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(report.download_url, { cache: 'no-store' });
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const text = await res.text();
-                  reportVersion.textContent = parseVersion(text);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                }
-              }
-
-              async function loadSuite(suite) {
-                list.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-                const api = `https://api.github.com/repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/functional-reports/${suite}`;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(api);
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const data = await res.json();
-                  const files = data.filter(f => f.type === 'file' && f.name.endsWith('.md')).sort((a,b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name));
-                  if (!files.length) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportLink.href = '#';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  list.innerHTML = '';
-                  files.forEach((f) => {
-                    const li = document.createElement('li');
-                    const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                    btn.className = 'report-btn';
-                    btn.textContent = f.name.replace('.md', '');
-                    btn.addEventListener('click', () => showReport(f));
-                    li.appendChild(btn);
-                    list.appendChild(li);
-                  });
-                  showReport(files[0]);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  list.innerHTML = '<li>Failed to load reports.</li>';
-                  reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportLink.href = '#';
-                }
-              }
-
-              function setActive(key) {
-                for (const btn of tabs.querySelectorAll('button')) {
-                  btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.dataset.key === key);
-                }
-                loadSuite(key);
-              }
-
-              for (const suite of suites) {
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.textContent = suite.label;
-                btn.dataset.key = suite.key;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => setActive(suite.key));
-                tabs.appendChild(btn);
-              }
-              setActive('s3');
-            </script>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          EOF
-
-          INDEX_PATH="functional/index.html"
-          INDEX_CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64;print(base64.b64encode(open("/tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html","rb").read()).decode())')"
-          INDEX_SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${INDEX_SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui update" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" --arg sha "${INDEX_SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui init" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
+      - name: File failure issue in rustfs/backlog
+        if: ${{ always() && (failure() || steps.test.outcome == 'failure' || steps.test.outcome == 'cancelled') }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+          SUITE: 'security'
+          SUITE_LABEL: 'Security'
+          RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          REPORT_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-security-report.md'
+          LOG_FILE: ''
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping backlog issue"
+            exit 0
           fi
+          TITLE="[functional][${SUITE}] ${SUITE_LABEL} suite failed (run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID})"
+          EXISTING="$(gh issue list -R rustfs/backlog --state all \
+            --search "in:title \"run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\"" \
+            --json number --jq '.[].number' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${EXISTING}" ]; then
+            echo "backlog issue already exists for run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}; skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          redact() {
+            sed -E \
+              -e 's/(RUSTFS_(ACCESS_KEY|SECRET_KEY)[=: ]+)[^[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(Authorization:).*/\1 [REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(X-Amz-Signature=)[^&[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/^.*(password|secret|token)[=: ].*/[REDACTED SENSITIVE LINE]/Ig'
+          }
+          BODY_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          {
+            echo "The **${SUITE_LABEL}** functional suite failed."
+            echo ""
+            echo "- Suite: \`${SUITE}\`"
+            echo "- Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            echo "- Trigger: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+            echo "- Date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "## Report (errors and symptoms)"
+            echo ""
+            if [ -s "${REPORT_FILE}" ]; then
+              redact < "${REPORT_FILE}"
+            elif [ -s "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
+              echo "(report file missing; log tail below)"
+              echo ""
+              tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" | redact
+            else
+              echo "(no report or log file was produced)"
+            fi
+          } | head -c 55000 > "${BODY_FILE}"
+          gh label create functional-test -R rustfs/backlog --color d73a4a 2>/dev/null || true
+          if ! gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" \
+              --body-file "${BODY_FILE}" --label functional-test; then
+            gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" --body-file "${BODY_FILE}"
+          fi
+          echo "filed backlog issue for suite ${SUITE}"
 
       - name: Upload report and logs
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-storage-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-storage-test.yml
index af6307848..242d6e831 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-storage-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-storage-test.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ on:
           - single-multi
           - multi-multi
         default: all
-  workflow_run:
-    # Strict shared-environment order: run after tier test completes.
-    workflows: ["RustFS Tier Test"]
-    types: [completed]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    # Chain handoff: dispatched when the tier suite finishes.
+    types: [rustfs-chain-storage]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -49,16 +48,27 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: smoke-testing
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 360
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+      # auto-testing is private: clone it with the dedicated PF token (not
+      # GITHUB_TOKEN) and retry transient GitHub/network failures.
+      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts (with retry)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf auto-testing
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            if gh repo clone rustfs/auto-testing auto-testing -- --depth 1 --quiet; then
+              echo "auto-testing cloned (attempt ${attempt})"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            rm -rf auto-testing
+            echo "clone attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in $((attempt * 15))s" >&2
+            sleep $((attempt * 15))
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: unable to clone rustfs/auto-testing after 5 attempts" >&2
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Show environment
         run: |
@@ -235,156 +245,64 @@ jobs:
               | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
           fi
 
-          cat > /tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html <<'EOF'
-          <!doctype html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-            <title>RustFS Functional Test Reports</title>
-            <style>
-              :root { --bg:#f4f6fb; --card:#fff; --text:#1f2937; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --accent:#0f766e; }
-              * { box-sizing: border-box; }
-              body { margin: 0; font-family: ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); }
-              .wrap { max-width: 980px; margin: 32px auto; padding: 0 16px; }
-              .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
-              h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
-              p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--muted); }
-              .tabs { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-              button { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--text); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
-              button.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
-              .report-btn { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 0; color: var(--accent); }
-              ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              li { padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-              a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-              a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-              .meta { margin-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; }
-              .kv { margin: 6px 0; color: var(--text); }
-              .muted { color: var(--muted); }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <div class="wrap">
-              <div class="card">
-                <h1>RustFS Functional Test Reports</h1>
-                <p>Select a suite and date to view the build version used in that run.</p>
-                <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
-                <ul id="list"></ul>
-                <div class="meta">
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>Date:</strong> <span id="report-date" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>RustFS Version:</strong> <span id="report-version" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><a id="report-link" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open report</a></div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <script>
-              const suites = [
-                { key: 's3', label: 'S3 Compatibility' },
-                { key: 'kms', label: 'KMS' },
-                { key: 'tier', label: 'Tier' },
-                { key: 'storage', label: 'Storage Engine' },
-                { key: 'heal', label: 'Heal' },
-                { key: 'pool', label: 'Pool Expansion' },
-                { key: 'security', label: 'Security' },
-                { key: 'upgrade', label: 'Upgrade' },
-              ];
-              const tabs = document.getElementById('tabs');
-              const list = document.getElementById('list');
-              const reportDate = document.getElementById('report-date');
-              const reportVersion = document.getElementById('report-version');
-              const reportLink = document.getElementById('report-link');
-
-              function parseVersion(markdown) {
-                const m = markdown.match(/^- RustFS Version:\s*(.+)$/m);
-                return m ? m[1].trim() : 'N/A';
-              }
-
-              async function showReport(report) {
-                reportDate.textContent = report.name.replace('.md', '');
-                reportVersion.textContent = 'Loading...';
-                reportLink.href = report.html_url;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(report.download_url, { cache: 'no-store' });
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const text = await res.text();
-                  reportVersion.textContent = parseVersion(text);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                }
-              }
-
-              async function loadSuite(suite) {
-                list.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-                const api = `https://api.github.com/repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/functional-reports/${suite}`;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(api);
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const data = await res.json();
-                  const files = data.filter(f => f.type === 'file' && f.name.endsWith('.md')).sort((a,b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name));
-                  if (!files.length) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportLink.href = '#';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  list.innerHTML = '';
-                  files.forEach((f) => {
-                    const li = document.createElement('li');
-                    const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                    btn.className = 'report-btn';
-                    btn.textContent = f.name.replace('.md', '');
-                    btn.addEventListener('click', () => showReport(f));
-                    li.appendChild(btn);
-                    list.appendChild(li);
-                  });
-                  showReport(files[0]);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  list.innerHTML = '<li>Failed to load reports.</li>';
-                  reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportLink.href = '#';
-                }
-              }
-
-              function setActive(key) {
-                for (const btn of tabs.querySelectorAll('button')) {
-                  btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.dataset.key === key);
-                }
-                loadSuite(key);
-              }
-
-              for (const suite of suites) {
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.textContent = suite.label;
-                btn.dataset.key = suite.key;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => setActive(suite.key));
-                tabs.appendChild(btn);
-              }
-              setActive('s3');
-            </script>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          EOF
-
-          INDEX_PATH="functional/index.html"
-          INDEX_CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64;print(base64.b64encode(open("/tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html","rb").read()).decode())')"
-          INDEX_SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${INDEX_SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui update" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" --arg sha "${INDEX_SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui init" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
+      - name: File failure issue in rustfs/backlog
+        if: ${{ always() && (failure() || steps.test.outcome == 'failure' || steps.test.outcome == 'cancelled') }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+          SUITE: 'storage'
+          SUITE_LABEL: 'Storage engine'
+          RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          REPORT_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-storage-report.md'
+          LOG_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-storage.log'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping backlog issue"
+            exit 0
           fi
+          TITLE="[functional][${SUITE}] ${SUITE_LABEL} suite failed (run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID})"
+          EXISTING="$(gh issue list -R rustfs/backlog --state all \
+            --search "in:title \"run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\"" \
+            --json number --jq '.[].number' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${EXISTING}" ]; then
+            echo "backlog issue already exists for run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}; skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          redact() {
+            sed -E \
+              -e 's/(RUSTFS_(ACCESS_KEY|SECRET_KEY)[=: ]+)[^[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(Authorization:).*/\1 [REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(X-Amz-Signature=)[^&[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/^.*(password|secret|token)[=: ].*/[REDACTED SENSITIVE LINE]/Ig'
+          }
+          BODY_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          {
+            echo "The **${SUITE_LABEL}** functional suite failed."
+            echo ""
+            echo "- Suite: \`${SUITE}\`"
+            echo "- Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            echo "- Trigger: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+            echo "- Date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "## Report (errors and symptoms)"
+            echo ""
+            if [ -s "${REPORT_FILE}" ]; then
+              redact < "${REPORT_FILE}"
+            elif [ -s "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
+              echo "(report file missing; log tail below)"
+              echo ""
+              tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" | redact
+            else
+              echo "(no report or log file was produced)"
+            fi
+          } | head -c 55000 > "${BODY_FILE}"
+          gh label create functional-test -R rustfs/backlog --color d73a4a 2>/dev/null || true
+          if ! gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" \
+              --body-file "${BODY_FILE}" --label functional-test; then
+            gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" --body-file "${BODY_FILE}"
+          fi
+          echo "filed backlog issue for suite ${SUITE}"
 
       - name: Upload report and logs
         if: always()
@@ -415,6 +333,24 @@ jobs:
             '
           done
 
+      - name: "Continue functional chain (next: Heal)"
+        # Only chain-triggered runs forward to the next suite; standalone
+        # workflow_dispatch runs stop after their own cleanup.
+        if: ${{ always() && github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; cannot dispatch the next suite" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Dispatching next functional suite: Heal"
+          gh api --method POST repos/rustfs/rustfs/dispatches \
+            -f event_type='rustfs-chain-heal' \
+            -F 'client_payload[from_suite]=storage'
+
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-tier-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-tier-test.yml
index 059995c45..07cf060ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-tier-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-tier-test.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: false
         type: boolean
-  workflow_run:
-    # Strict shared-environment order: run after KMS test completes.
-    workflows: ["RustFS KMS Test"]
-    types: [completed]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    # Chain handoff: dispatched when the KMS suite finishes.
+    types: [rustfs-chain-tier]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -49,17 +48,31 @@ env:
 jobs:
   tier-test:
     runs-on: smoke-testing
+    # Requirement: a failing suite must not fail the workflow; failures
+    # are filed to rustfs/backlog and the chain continues.
+    continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 420
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_run' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+      # auto-testing is private: clone it with the dedicated PF token (not
+      # GITHUB_TOKEN) and retry transient GitHub/network failures.
+      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts (with retry)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf auto-testing
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            if gh repo clone rustfs/auto-testing auto-testing -- --depth 1 --quiet; then
+              echo "auto-testing cloned (attempt ${attempt})"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            rm -rf auto-testing
+            echo "clone attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in $((attempt * 15))s" >&2
+            sleep $((attempt * 15))
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: unable to clone rustfs/auto-testing after 5 attempts" >&2
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Show environment
         run: |
@@ -241,105 +254,64 @@ jobs:
               | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
           fi
 
-          cat > /tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html <<'EOF'
-          <!doctype html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-            <title>RustFS Functional Test Reports</title>
-            <style>
-              :root { --bg:#f4f6fb; --card:#fff; --text:#1f2937; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --accent:#0f766e; }
-              * { box-sizing: border-box; }
-              body { margin: 0; font-family: ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); }
-              .wrap { max-width: 980px; margin: 32px auto; padding: 0 16px; }
-              .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
-              h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
-              p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--muted); }
-              .tabs { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-              button { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--text); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
-              button.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
-              ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              li { padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-              a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-              a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <div class="wrap">
-              <div class="card">
-                <h1>RustFS Functional Test Reports</h1>
-                <p>S3, KMS, Tier report tabs. Each tab lists reports by date.</p>
-                <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
-                <ul id="list"></ul>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <script>
-              const suites = [
-                { key: 's3', label: 'S3 Compatibility' },
-                { key: 'kms', label: 'KMS' },
-                { key: 'tier', label: 'Tier' },
-                { key: 'heal', label: 'Heal' },
-                { key: 'pool', label: 'Pool Expansion' },
-                { key: 'security', label: 'Security' },
-                { key: 'upgrade', label: 'Upgrade' },
-              ];
-              const tabs = document.getElementById('tabs');
-              const list = document.getElementById('list');
-
-              async function loadSuite(suite) {
-                list.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-                const api = `https://api.github.com/repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/functional-reports/${suite}`;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(api);
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const data = await res.json();
-                  const files = data.filter(f => f.type === 'file' && f.name.endsWith('.md')).sort((a,b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name));
-                  if (!files.length) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  list.innerHTML = files.map(f => `<li><a href="${f.html_url}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">${f.name.replace('.md','')}</a></li>`).join('');
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  list.innerHTML = '<li>Failed to load reports.</li>';
-                }
-              }
-
-              function setActive(key) {
-                for (const btn of tabs.querySelectorAll('button')) {
-                  btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.dataset.key === key);
-                }
-                loadSuite(key);
-              }
-
-              for (const suite of suites) {
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.textContent = suite.label;
-                btn.dataset.key = suite.key;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => setActive(suite.key));
-                tabs.appendChild(btn);
-              }
-              setActive('s3');
-            </script>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          EOF
-
-          INDEX_PATH="functional/index.html"
-          INDEX_CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64;print(base64.b64encode(open("/tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html","rb").read()).decode())')"
-          INDEX_SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${INDEX_SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui update" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" --arg sha "${INDEX_SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui init" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
+      - name: File failure issue in rustfs/backlog
+        if: ${{ always() && (failure() || steps.test.outcome == 'failure' || steps.test.outcome == 'cancelled') }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+          SUITE: 'tier'
+          SUITE_LABEL: 'Tier'
+          RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          REPORT_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-tier-report.md'
+          LOG_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-tier.log'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping backlog issue"
+            exit 0
           fi
+          TITLE="[functional][${SUITE}] ${SUITE_LABEL} suite failed (run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID})"
+          EXISTING="$(gh issue list -R rustfs/backlog --state all \
+            --search "in:title \"run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\"" \
+            --json number --jq '.[].number' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${EXISTING}" ]; then
+            echo "backlog issue already exists for run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}; skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          redact() {
+            sed -E \
+              -e 's/(RUSTFS_(ACCESS_KEY|SECRET_KEY)[=: ]+)[^[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(Authorization:).*/\1 [REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(X-Amz-Signature=)[^&[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/^.*(password|secret|token)[=: ].*/[REDACTED SENSITIVE LINE]/Ig'
+          }
+          BODY_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          {
+            echo "The **${SUITE_LABEL}** functional suite failed."
+            echo ""
+            echo "- Suite: \`${SUITE}\`"
+            echo "- Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            echo "- Trigger: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+            echo "- Date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "## Report (errors and symptoms)"
+            echo ""
+            if [ -s "${REPORT_FILE}" ]; then
+              redact < "${REPORT_FILE}"
+            elif [ -s "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
+              echo "(report file missing; log tail below)"
+              echo ""
+              tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" | redact
+            else
+              echo "(no report or log file was produced)"
+            fi
+          } | head -c 55000 > "${BODY_FILE}"
+          gh label create functional-test -R rustfs/backlog --color d73a4a 2>/dev/null || true
+          if ! gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" \
+              --body-file "${BODY_FILE}" --label functional-test; then
+            gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" --body-file "${BODY_FILE}"
+          fi
+          echo "filed backlog issue for suite ${SUITE}"
 
       - name: Upload report and logs
         if: always()
@@ -399,6 +371,24 @@ jobs:
           fi
           [ "${failed}" -eq 0 ]
 
+      - name: "Continue functional chain (next: Storage engine)"
+        # Only chain-triggered runs forward to the next suite; standalone
+        # workflow_dispatch runs stop after their own cleanup.
+        if: ${{ always() && github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; cannot dispatch the next suite" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Dispatching next functional suite: Storage engine"
+          gh api --method POST repos/rustfs/rustfs/dispatches \
+            -f event_type='rustfs-chain-storage' \
+            -F 'client_payload[from_suite]=tier'
+
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustfs-upgrade-test.yml b/.github/workflows/rustfs-upgrade-test.yml
index 769490b40..60a936c88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustfs-upgrade-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustfs-upgrade-test.yml
@@ -53,11 +53,9 @@ on:
         description: 'Reset the nodes after the test (DESTROYS test data/config)'
         type: boolean
         default: true
-  workflow_run:
-    # Runs first in the functional chain: upgrade compatibility gates the
-    # nightly suites that follow (S3 -> KMS -> Tier -> Pool/Heal -> Security).
-    workflows: ["Nightly GNU Build"]
-    types: [completed]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    # Functional-chain entry: dispatched by rustfs-functional-chain.yml.
+    types: [rustfs-chain-upgrade]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -83,16 +81,27 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: smoke-testing
     continue-on-error: true
     timeout-minutes: 420
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
-        with:
-          repository: rustfs/auto-testing
-          ref: main
-          path: auto-testing
-          persist-credentials: false
-          token: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+      # auto-testing is private: clone it with the dedicated PF token (not
+      # GITHUB_TOKEN) and retry transient GitHub/network failures.
+      - name: Checkout auto-testing scripts (with retry)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf auto-testing
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            if gh repo clone rustfs/auto-testing auto-testing -- --depth 1 --quiet; then
+              echo "auto-testing cloned (attempt ${attempt})"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            rm -rf auto-testing
+            echo "clone attempt ${attempt} failed; retrying in $((attempt * 15))s" >&2
+            sleep $((attempt * 15))
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: unable to clone rustfs/auto-testing after 5 attempts" >&2
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Show environment
         run: |
@@ -288,155 +297,64 @@ jobs:
               | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${REPORT_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
           fi
 
-          cat > /tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html <<'EOF'
-          <!doctype html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8" />
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-            <title>RustFS Functional Test Reports</title>
-            <style>
-              :root { --bg:#f4f6fb; --card:#fff; --text:#1f2937; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --accent:#0f766e; }
-              * { box-sizing: border-box; }
-              body { margin: 0; font-family: ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background: var(--bg); color: var(--text); }
-              .wrap { max-width: 980px; margin: 32px auto; padding: 0 16px; }
-              .card { background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 20px; }
-              h1 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 26px; }
-              p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--muted); }
-              .tabs { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
-              button { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; color: var(--text); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
-              button.active { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
-              .report-btn { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 0; color: var(--accent); }
-              ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              li { padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
-              a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
-              a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-              .meta { margin-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; }
-              .kv { margin: 6px 0; color: var(--text); }
-              .muted { color: var(--muted); }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <div class="wrap">
-              <div class="card">
-                <h1>RustFS Functional Test Reports</h1>
-                <p>Select a suite and date to view the build version used in that run.</p>
-                <div class="tabs" id="tabs"></div>
-                <ul id="list"></ul>
-                <div class="meta">
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>Date:</strong> <span id="report-date" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><strong>RustFS Version:</strong> <span id="report-version" class="muted">N/A</span></div>
-                  <div class="kv"><a id="report-link" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Open report</a></div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <script>
-              const suites = [
-                { key: 'upgrade', label: 'Upgrade' },
-                { key: 's3', label: 'S3 Compatibility' },
-                { key: 'kms', label: 'KMS' },
-                { key: 'tier', label: 'Tier' },
-                { key: 'heal', label: 'Heal' },
-                { key: 'pool', label: 'Pool Expansion' },
-                { key: 'security', label: 'Security' },
-              ];
-              const tabs = document.getElementById('tabs');
-              const list = document.getElementById('list');
-              const reportDate = document.getElementById('report-date');
-              const reportVersion = document.getElementById('report-version');
-              const reportLink = document.getElementById('report-link');
-
-              function parseVersion(markdown) {
-                const m = markdown.match(/^- RustFS Version:\s*(.+)$/m);
-                return m ? m[1].trim() : 'N/A';
-              }
-
-              async function showReport(report) {
-                reportDate.textContent = report.name.replace('.md', '');
-                reportVersion.textContent = 'Loading...';
-                reportLink.href = report.html_url;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(report.download_url, { cache: 'no-store' });
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const text = await res.text();
-                  reportVersion.textContent = parseVersion(text);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                }
-              }
-
-              async function loadSuite(suite) {
-                list.innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
-                const api = `https://api.github.com/repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/functional-reports/${suite}`;
-                try {
-                  const res = await fetch(api);
-                  if (!res.ok) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  const data = await res.json();
-                  const files = data.filter(f => f.type === 'file' && f.name.endsWith('.md')).sort((a,b) => b.name.localeCompare(a.name));
-                  if (!files.length) {
-                    list.innerHTML = '<li>No reports yet.</li>';
-                    reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                    reportLink.href = '#';
-                    return;
-                  }
-                  list.innerHTML = '';
-                  files.forEach((f) => {
-                    const li = document.createElement('li');
-                    const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                    btn.className = 'report-btn';
-                    btn.textContent = f.name.replace('.md', '');
-                    btn.addEventListener('click', () => showReport(f));
-                    li.appendChild(btn);
-                    list.appendChild(li);
-                  });
-                  showReport(files[0]);
-                } catch (_e) {
-                  list.innerHTML = '<li>Failed to load reports.</li>';
-                  reportDate.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportVersion.textContent = 'N/A';
-                  reportLink.href = '#';
-                }
-              }
-
-              function setActive(key) {
-                for (const btn of tabs.querySelectorAll('button')) {
-                  btn.classList.toggle('active', btn.dataset.key === key);
-                }
-                loadSuite(key);
-              }
-
-              for (const suite of suites) {
-                const btn = document.createElement('button');
-                btn.textContent = suite.label;
-                btn.dataset.key = suite.key;
-                btn.addEventListener('click', () => setActive(suite.key));
-                tabs.appendChild(btn);
-              }
-              setActive('upgrade');
-            </script>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          EOF
-
-          INDEX_PATH="functional/index.html"
-          INDEX_CONTENT="$(python3 -c 'import base64;print(base64.b64encode(open("/tmp/rustfs-functional-index.html","rb").read()).decode())')"
-          INDEX_SHA="$(gh api "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" -q '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-          if [ -n "${INDEX_SHA}" ]; then
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui update" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" --arg sha "${INDEX_SHA}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content, sha:$sha}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
-          else
-            jq -n --arg msg "functional ui init" --arg content "${INDEX_CONTENT}" \
-              '{message:$msg, content:$content}' \
-              | gh api --method PUT "repos/rustfs/dashboard/contents/${INDEX_PATH}" --input - >/dev/null
+      - name: File failure issue in rustfs/backlog
+        if: ${{ always() && (failure() || steps.test.outcome == 'failure' || steps.test.outcome == 'cancelled') }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+          SUITE: 'upgrade'
+          SUITE_LABEL: 'Upgrade compatibility'
+          RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          REPORT_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-upgrade-report.md'
+          LOG_FILE: '/tmp/rustfs-upgrade.log'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; skipping backlog issue"
+            exit 0
           fi
+          TITLE="[functional][${SUITE}] ${SUITE_LABEL} suite failed (run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID})"
+          EXISTING="$(gh issue list -R rustfs/backlog --state all \
+            --search "in:title \"run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}\"" \
+            --json number --jq '.[].number' || true)"
+          if [ -n "${EXISTING}" ]; then
+            echo "backlog issue already exists for run ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}; skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          redact() {
+            sed -E \
+              -e 's/(RUSTFS_(ACCESS_KEY|SECRET_KEY)[=: ]+)[^[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(Authorization:).*/\1 [REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/(X-Amz-Signature=)[^&[:space:]]+/\1[REDACTED]/Ig' \
+              -e 's/^.*(password|secret|token)[=: ].*/[REDACTED SENSITIVE LINE]/Ig'
+          }
+          BODY_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          {
+            echo "The **${SUITE_LABEL}** functional suite failed."
+            echo ""
+            echo "- Suite: \`${SUITE}\`"
+            echo "- Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            echo "- Trigger: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}"
+            echo "- Date: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "## Report (errors and symptoms)"
+            echo ""
+            if [ -s "${REPORT_FILE}" ]; then
+              redact < "${REPORT_FILE}"
+            elif [ -s "${LOG_FILE:-}" ]; then
+              echo "(report file missing; log tail below)"
+              echo ""
+              tail -n 200 "${LOG_FILE}" | redact
+            else
+              echo "(no report or log file was produced)"
+            fi
+          } | head -c 55000 > "${BODY_FILE}"
+          gh label create functional-test -R rustfs/backlog --color d73a4a 2>/dev/null || true
+          if ! gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" \
+              --body-file "${BODY_FILE}" --label functional-test; then
+            gh issue create -R rustfs/backlog --title "${TITLE}" --body-file "${BODY_FILE}"
+          fi
+          echo "filed backlog issue for suite ${SUITE}"
 
       - name: Upload report and logs
         if: always()
@@ -468,6 +386,24 @@ jobs:
             '
           done
 
+      - name: "Continue functional chain (next: S3 compatibility)"
+        # Only chain-triggered runs forward to the next suite; standalone
+        # workflow_dispatch runs stop after their own cleanup.
+        if: ${{ always() && github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "PF_TESTING_GH_TOKEN is not configured; cannot dispatch the next suite" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Dispatching next functional suite: S3 compatibility"
+          gh api --method POST repos/rustfs/rustfs/dispatches \
+            -f event_type='rustfs-chain-s3' \
+            -F 'client_payload[from_suite]=upgrade'
+
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         run: |